2013 INDEX Award Winners Announced
Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde designed a high tech highway to make roads sustainable and safe. The Smart Highway automatically adjusts with traffic and weather to communicate visually with drivers. The prototype includes solar powered lights, a glow-in-the-dark road that signals road conditions, and a driving lane that charges electric vehicles.
Smart Highway
Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde designed a high tech highway to make roads sustainable and safe. The Smart Highway automatically adjusts with traffic and weather to communicate visually with drivers. The prototype includes solar powered lights, a glow-in-the-dark road that signals road conditions, and a driving lane that charges electric vehicles.
Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde designed a high tech highway to make roads sustainable and safe. The Smart Highway automatically adjusts with traffic and weather to communicate visually with drivers. The prototype includes solar powered lights, a glow-in-the-dark road that signals road conditions, and a driving lane that charges electric vehicles.
FreshPaper
FreshPaper, by Fenugreen is an organic sheet of paper that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh, no refrigeration necessary. The paper, inspired by a recipe from designer Kavita Shukla’s Indian grandmother, halts bacterial growth through a unique, organic spice mixture. FreshPaper will be distributed in developing countries to address the challenge of global food waste.
FreshPaper, by Fenugreen is an organic sheet of paper that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh, no refrigeration necessary. The paper, inspired by a recipe from designer Kavita Shukla’s Indian grandmother, halts bacterial growth through a unique, organic spice mixture. FreshPaper will be distributed in developing countries to address the challenge of global food waste.
Raspberry Pi
Alarmed by the decline of computer science skills among British children, Eben Upton and his team at the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory created a $25, credit card-sized computer. The Raspberry Pi plugs into a TV and keyboard and can perform many of the same functions as a normal home computer, including high-definition video, word processing, and games. So far, more than a million of these devices have been distributed in hopes of empowering youth through programming and technology.
Alarmed by the decline of computer science skills among British children, Eben Upton and his team at the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory created a $25, credit card-sized computer. The Raspberry Pi plugs into a TV and keyboard and can perform many of the same functions as a normal home computer, including high-definition video, word processing, and games. So far, more than a million of these devices have been distributed in hopes of empowering youth through programming and technology.
Natalie Collection
Norwegian nonprofit Laerdal Global Health created a kit to reduce the estimated 4,000 fatalities that occur each day during childbirth. The Natalie Collection is an inexpensive, hands-on learning tool for midwifes and comes equipped with a newborn simulator, a birthing simulator, and a suction device to clear a newborn’s airways.
Norwegian nonprofit Laerdal Global Health created a kit to reduce the estimated 4,000 fatalities that occur each day during childbirth. The Natalie Collection is an inexpensive, hands-on learning tool for midwifes and comes equipped with a newborn simulator, a birthing simulator, and a suction device to clear a newborn’s airways.
Copenhagen Climate Adaptation Plan
After costly flooding in 2011 and an estimated 30 percent increase in future rainfall, the city of Copenhagen, Denmark created a proactive master plan to tackle future climate challenges. The Climate Adaption Plan includes infrastructure that both diverts and incorporates rainwater into the fabric of the city. Green spaces will absorb rainwater, while underground pipes will channel water into the sea. The plan also includes warning and response systems to deal with emergency weather conditions.
After costly flooding in 2011 and an estimated 30 percent increase in future rainfall, the city of Copenhagen, Denmark created a proactive master plan to tackle future climate challenges. The Climate Adaption Plan includes infrastructure that both diverts and incorporates rainwater into the fabric of the city. Green spaces will absorb rainwater, while underground pipes will channel water into the sea. The plan also includes warning and response systems to deal with emergency weather conditions.
After costly flooding in 2011 and an estimated 30 percent increase in future rainfall, the city of Copenhagen, Denmark created a proactive master plan to tackle future climate challenges. The Climate Adaption Plan includes infrastructure that both diverts and incorporates rainwater into the fabric of the city. Green spaces will absorb rainwater, while underground pipes will channel water into the sea. The plan also includes warning and response systems to deal with emergency weather conditions.
Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde designed a high tech highway to make roads sustainable and safe. The Smart Highway automatically adjusts with traffic and weather to communicate visually with drivers. The prototype includes solar powered lights, a glow-in-the-dark road that signals road conditions, and a driving lane that charges electric vehicles.